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Chapter Two: The Decision and Discussion

"George, darling, your father and I have come to a decision." Mrs. Weasley was wringing her hands while her husband patted her back.

"That's just—"

"What your mother is struggling to put into words," Mr. Weasley interrupted, "is that we'd be very proud if you went to a Muggle college," Mrs. Weasley nodded, fighting back tears, "but as you must be aware, it's dangerous. You must never, never reveal your wizard hood to a Muggle, George—"

"Dad, really—"

"--and there's danger everywhere! Never let your guard down! Just say no! Don't do anything too terribly stupid, honey!" Mrs. Weasley interrupted, almost shouting at her son now, her worry very evident, "Your father and I think you should do a little research before you go. Not only on Muggles, but on Americans as well. They're of a completely different culture, and someone might try taking advantage of you if you don't know all the facts."

"Yes, you should most definitely try to blend in as much as possible. Keep your eyes peeled for scams, don't let anyone talk you into doing anything you know is wrong."

Al through his parents' lecture, George had been trying to pipe up with responses, only to be interrupted before he could utter a single sentence. He spotted an opportunity and decided to take advantage of it.

"Mum, Dad, do you two honestly believe that I, the ultimate causer of mischief and mayhem, couldn't spot a scam a mile away?" George raised his ginger-colored eyebrows, "And as for blending in, I'm already on it." Receiving skeptical looks from his parents, George continued, "Really! I've been reading Muggle literature and all!" George paused, thinking of the Seventeen magazine he'd been fortunate enough to rifle through behind Ginny's back. If all the American girls looked like them, then he wa sin for a very pleasant experience to say the least.

"And I'll talk to Ginny about what's expected of me and such," It was now common knowledge that George's younger sister, Ginny, was an expert in the ways of Muggles. "And I can watch lots of Muggle films," Again, George's mind flashed back to one of Ginny'\s American magazines. IT talked a whole lot about "celebs" who were even more exciting to lay eyes upon than the other Muggle girls, "It'll be just fine, mmmkay?"

"With that, George turned to walk away.

"There's also the issue of transportation, Georgie," Mrs. Weasley said to his retreating back. George turned around to face his parents with a confused look on his face.

"Can't I just floo in?"

"'Fraid not, George," Mr. Weasley spoke up, "We don't have any contacts in the States. There's nowhere to floo to in the first place."

George opened his mouth to turn out another idea, but no words came out. It suddenly hit him how far away from home he was really going to be. Then a brilliant thought wriggled its way into his consciousness.

"I could apparate!" George exclaimed excitedly while Mr. And Mrs. Weasley looked at one another uneasily.

"Erm… It's very dangerous for an inexperienced wizard like yourself to apparate with so much distance between the starting point and destination." Mr. Weasley informed," You wouldn't want anything to be left behind."

"That's right," Mrs. Weasley agreed, "I think your best bet is taking Muggle transportation, Georgie. They have this amazing thing called an 'airplane'."

"Quite amazing, indeed. It may not be near as speedy as apparation, but surely, it's much safer and far less conspicuous." Mr. Weasley explained.

"George's mind was being flooded with all the things that would be different in the Muggle world, and the realized that he really would have to be careful not to make his magical abilities known.

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